{"id":16,"date":"2022-10-25T13:17:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T13:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uniityinc.com\/?p=16"},"modified":"2022-10-25T13:17:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T13:17:30","slug":"recession-anxiety-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uniityinc.com\/?p=16","title":{"rendered":"Recession Anxiety is Here. Top Communication Strategies for Leaders."},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-site-default\n          individual-animation-site-default\n          individual-text-animation-site-default\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:2560px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n              \n              class=\"image-block-wrapper\"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element\n              \n          \n        \n              has-aspect-ratio\n            \" style=\"\n                position: relative;\n                \n                  padding-bottom:66.7578125%;\n                \n                overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);\n              \"\n              ><\/p>\n<p>                <img data-stretch=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/6182a8f2969c0f4a5a32b5a9\/1666703455874-W265HC9XR208UEOW8EP5\/amos-bar-zeev-IjA4vTJ3PHY-unsplash.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/6182a8f2969c0f4a5a32b5a9\/1666703455874-W265HC9XR208UEOW8EP5\/amos-bar-zeev-IjA4vTJ3PHY-unsplash.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"2560x1709\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" elementtiming=\"system-image-block\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/6182a8f2969c0f4a5a32b5a9\/1666703455874-W265HC9XR208UEOW8EP5\/amos-bar-zeev-IjA4vTJ3PHY-unsplash.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw\" style=\"display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%\" onload=\"this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/6182a8f2969c0f4a5a32b5a9\/1666703455874-W265HC9XR208UEOW8EP5\/amos-bar-zeev-IjA4vTJ3PHY-unsplash.jpg?format=100w 100w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/6182a8f2969c0f4a5a32b5a9\/1666703455874-W265HC9XR208UEOW8EP5\/amos-bar-zeev-IjA4vTJ3PHY-unsplash.jpg?format=300w 300w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/6182a8f2969c0f4a5a32b5a9\/1666703455874-W265HC9XR208UEOW8EP5\/amos-bar-zeev-IjA4vTJ3PHY-unsplash.jpg?format=500w 500w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/6182a8f2969c0f4a5a32b5a9\/1666703455874-W265HC9XR208UEOW8EP5\/amos-bar-zeev-IjA4vTJ3PHY-unsplash.jpg?format=750w 750w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/6182a8f2969c0f4a5a32b5a9\/1666703455874-W265HC9XR208UEOW8EP5\/amos-bar-zeev-IjA4vTJ3PHY-unsplash.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/6182a8f2969c0f4a5a32b5a9\/1666703455874-W265HC9XR208UEOW8EP5\/amos-bar-zeev-IjA4vTJ3PHY-unsplash.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/6182a8f2969c0f4a5a32b5a9\/1666703455874-W265HC9XR208UEOW8EP5\/amos-bar-zeev-IjA4vTJ3PHY-unsplash.jpg?format=2500w 2500w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">With news of layoffs and job cuts everywhere, employees are feeling \u201crecession anxiety,\u201d stress about job security, everyday expenses, inflation, rent, retirement savings, the housing market, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Even if your business is doing well, don&#8217;t assume your people know that.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Your competitors are already eyeing anxious employees for their own businesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Now is the time for you\u2014as a manager, a leader\u2014to connect with your people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">These tips can re-engage your people at a crucial time. More importantly, they communicate that you care about them, regardless of if you know what will happen next.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<h3 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Top Communication Tips to Action Today<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Connect now and don\u2019t wait.<\/strong> You want to clarify the health of your business while also communicating a sense of care and respect for their lives.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Be transparent.<\/strong> Managers should foster two-way communication, especially when layoffs are imminent. Employees do not value secrecy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Check in consistently with your direct reports<\/strong>\u2014what they need, how they are feeling, what you can do to make them feel more secure.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Reflect on what channel serves your purpose best<\/strong>. General comms are great for informing; 1 on 1 channels better foster emotional connections with people and can be the best for relationship building or delivering difficult news.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Be direct with what must be done to rally through.<\/strong> What behaviours and actions are required of you and your team to avoid the worst? Communicate clearly on how your people can work these in now and report out on progress along the way.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<h4 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><em>Need help with employee communications?<\/em><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/d\/ds9-3m8-zqm\/book-a-free-30-min-call-with-uniity?month=2022-09\"><strong><em>Book a free 30-minute call<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em> with Uniity\u2019s Director of Client Success, Sarah McCarten, now.<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">News of layoffs and job cuts must be met with human connection. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uniityinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uniityinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uniityinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uniityinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uniityinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uniityinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uniityinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uniityinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uniityinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uniityinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}